Questions and Axers (Open)

It was starting to look to Nashua like some of these people might be getting some more interesting questions prepared. "How does your Kingdom forcibly taking over our planet impact our freedom? Are we slaves to your Saiyan Empire now?" one Arcosian angrily shouted. Okay, it was a hostile question, but a good one, nonetheless. "No, not at all," Nashua assured him with a shake of her head. "Truthfully, I don't believe you'll see much of any difference in your day to day lives. You're just not going to be ruled by tyrants who love war and then try to blow up your planet when it's no longer convenient for them to have anymore." "Well, what if we like war?" Nashua sighed. Maybe just answering questions like this wasn't going to totally alleviate concerns for the people, but... Some of them, hopefully? She had to be getting through to some of these Arcosians.

Somebody else looked like they had a question, too, but before they could get it out, what looked like a space pod suddenly shot down from the sky with a loud bang, crashed down the stairs and tumbled past the crowd, before a Red Ogre looking fellow burst forth from the pod and loudly interrupted anyone else who had been trying to speak. "...What?" was all that Nashua could think to reply as the ogre proudly declared that he was here to "deck her in the nose". Most of the crowd looked confused, as well, although a few of them laughed at the tiny man's boldness. Nashua wasn't among the people who were laughing, though, as she felt her face growing hot. Was he here to challenge her for the throne, or something? She wasn't wearing her scouter, so she couldn't tell how powerful he was.

He certainly didn't look like much, but appearances could easily be deceiving. "Um, I'm happy to spar if you're looking for a solid fight," Nashua slowly started to reply, "But this is a, uh, public press conference, and there's a lot of people who could get hurt if a fight broke out, so..." She looked down at the Ogre with an expression she was hoping got across her "not right now" vibes, but based on how intent he seemed on fighting her - if he'd literally blasted across space in his pod just to come and try to fight her, especially - she was figuring it was maybe a fifty fifty shot at actually getting him to listen to her. Who knew, maybe seeing her fight this guy would... Earn her some respect from Arcosians? It was hard to say what might please these guys.

TAGS: Yanwang

If there were a dictionary for phrases, and one were to open up the page to "awkward situation", one might perhaps find an image of the situation that Nashua had found herself in, currently. The Ogre looked just about ready to leap into action and kick Nashua in the face, but something told Nashua that both allowing him to do that and beating him up before he got the chance to would make for some bad press for her. And her reign over Arcose had already gotten itself off to a shaky start, here. The cameras of the TV crew were already rolling, at which Nashua nervously glanced. This was not at all how she'd been hoping for the whole questions and answers demonstration to go, but, well, learning to respond effectively to these situation was just another step in becoming a good leader, right? She couldn't let this red delinquent get to her so easily, she had to act tough!

Nashua puffed out her chest and straightened her shoulders, a frown forming on her face as her submissive voice had given way to a firmer one. "The idea that the only way to solve issues is through fighting is entirely archaic," she responded. "You may not like that the Kingdom has asserted leadership over Arcose, but, frankly, with how dastardly and vile their leaders have been throughout history, I find it horribly hypocritical of you to be showing up and preaching heroics just because there's been a change in leadership." She realized that this kid probably wasn't even smart enough to understand half the words she was saying, but whatever, some of the folks watching in the crowd or on television might. "As I said, if you wish to fight me, then I can gladly accept at another time, as a spar. But not now, and not for the reasons you insist."

She had clearly gotten herself a bit riled up telling the Ogre off, but she paused to take a deep breath, before moving on from the Ogre and turning her attention back to the crowd. "Now," she more calmly but still firmly stated, "Are there any other questions?"

TAGS: Yanwang

"That's not how it-" Nashua started to argue back, but shut her eyes and let out an annoyed huff of air through her nostrils. This ogre was clearly much younger than her, so she would give him the benefit of the doubt and assume his way of thinking was just because he'd watched too many superhero movies lately. He did think that archaic was a spider, after all. However, despite his insistence on his flawed outlook, he was also apparently willing to wait. She nodded her head towards the ogre before she finally returned to what she'd gathered the people around for in the first place. From that point on, there were only some slight hiccups, and, overall, Nashua felt that she'd ended up doing a fairly decent job at answering everyone's questions. The people seemed a bit less worried as they finally left when their time was up, at least. And hopefully those who were watching on the television would be less concerned as well, now.

The last few onlookers were starting to clear out, which left Nashua and Yanwang mostly by themselves in the square outside the castle's front entrance. A couple other people were still loitering, but it was empty enough that Nashua, after pausing to dust off her cape, proceeded forward to the red ogre who had still been waiting for her all this time. He had even pulled out a pillow to sit on. "Alright," she slightly grumpily said as she approached him, her arms crossed. "If you still wanted to fight, then fine. But I don't want either of us actually hurting each other all that bad here, okay? I'm sure you have some powerful transformations, as do I, but I'm not risking any collateral damage. I'll only fight you here if we both stay in our base forms."

She held out her hand for a handshake, and met the Ogre's eyes with her own, full of expectancy in their golden sheen. "Otherwise, you're going to have to wait another day for your fight. Deal?"

TAGS: Yanwang

Yanwang was quite quick to jump to protest Nashua's proposal for fighting. He almost immediately sat and started pouting, but as Nashua went on, his pout turned from just a bit of a grumpy look to full on crying. She blinked at him a few times in a mix of surprise and disbelief, tapping her scouter once again to make sure she'd read his power level right. This kid, who was currently crying because Nashua wouldn't fight him at full power, was nearly at a hundred and fifty thousand power level. Given her experience with other fighters of similar caliber, that probably also meant that he could reach strengths fully capable of busting through entire planets with relative ease. Yet, here he was. A child, and crying. A small part of Nashua began to fear for the safety of the entire galaxy if there were more children like him who were this ridiculously powerful.

"Okay, fine," she relented, "But we're not doing it here, okay? Or even really anywhere nearby. We're going to fly high up into the sky, and several miles South, until there are no buildings around that can get hit by anything. Alright?" She assumed that, since Yanwang only wanted to fight her, that he'd be fine with the slight detour, and took to the sky with a sigh escaping her mouth. Did Kayen have to deal with stuff like this when she had first become Queen? ...No, probably not. She'd technically gained her position in the "lawful" way by defeating Vocado in their duel, while Nashua had "unlawfully" taken her position away from a murderous tyrant who had time and time again committed horrible war crimes. And she was the bad guy. Still, she was at least starting to set some things straight, as far as she could tell.

It took a short while, but eventually, Nashua stopped several thousand feet above what looked to just be a desolate arctic tundra all around on the ground. If they fought here, it was doubtful that anything or anyone would be at risk of getting caught in the crossfire. "Okay, this should be fine," she said to Yanwan, provided he'd followed her. "But let me warn you - I am likely far stronger than you seem to think I am. And if you're serious about this challenge, I am not going to hold myself back from hurting you. Not because I am 'evil', but because you are challenging me to an actual fight. Are you okay with that?"

TAGS: Yanwang

Nashua had to roll her eyes at Yanwang's sheer insistence on both their battle and that she was a "bad guy". She was pretty sure he'd never actually had an encounter with someone truly vile, or he would likely be able to tell the difference between her and one of those types. Regardless, it had been a while since she had last gotten to really push herself against an opponent, and as the Ogre powered up and her scouter showed his power level to her, she did feel a small smile fringing on the corners of her lips. "Well, you're stronger than I thought you'd be," she said to him, giving him a small nod as she stretched her arms and legs out. "But I still don't think you're quite strong enough to beat me." The gap between them was maybe not too large, when it came down to it, but it would be enough.

She then clenched her fists and thrust her arms out to her sides, gathering fort the ki throughout her body as it pulsated more intensely by the second, until finally, it burst like an over filled water balloon, and she was briefly enveloped in a bright flash. When the light died down again, Nashua now stood with bright golden hair and cold, blue eyes, her tail swishing back and forth behind her the same yellow sheen as her hair. Her power level, consequently, had dramatically increased, going well beyond Yanwang's and all the way above three million in total. The Ogre had told her not to disappoint him, and she nodded. "I don't believe I will." He then moved faster than lighting to strike at Nashua with his elbow - but Nashua was faster, still. She shot back, which caused him to strike nothing but the air.

"If you were trying to hit the air, then good job!" she called out to him. She wasn't usually the type to trash talk during a fight, but this kid had been irking her for the past while. One way or another, he needed to learn both his limits, and when he was in the wrong. Still, she didn't totally feel like fighting back just yet. Nashua crossed her arms and waited, having darted several dozen meters from where Yanwang now hovered in that brief instant. "Anyway, I'm over here, now, so try again. And this time, actually aim for me, okay?"

TAGS: Yanwang

Nashua goes Mastered Super Saiyan (x16P) and gets a new power level of 3,008,000!